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TaraC Posted 21 years ago
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How do I spell "Webster's" plurally?
How do I spell Webster's (as in Webster's Dictionary) plurally in the following sentence:
"As a matter of fact, if we leave it to the Webster's of the world, we'll never get an answer."
"As a matter of fact, if we leave it to the Webster's of the world, we'll never get an answer."
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" Perhaps without the italics, depending on the context. " Adding an apostrophe after the "s" as "Webster's' " might solve it, but it's clumsy. I would almost certainly make it "Websters" if I were writing it.
- " Perhaps without the italics, depending on the context.
- " Adding an apostrophe after the "s" as "Webster's' " might solve it, but it's clumsy.
- I would almost certainly make it "Websters" if I were writing it.
- Italics as your preference.
- Or totally rephrase.
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TaraCHow do I spell Webster's (as in Webster's Dictionary) plurally in the following sentence:
"As a matter of fact, if we leave it to the Webster's of the world, we'll never get an answer."
I would probably phrase it thus:
"As a matter of fact, if we leave it to the Merriam-Websters of the world, we'll never get an answe
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